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| figure out |
to find an answer to a problem or puzzling question by using the power of the mind. |
| fudge2 |
to avoid a question or an issue; be evasive. [1/3 definitions] |
| gambit |
a remark or question used to open a conversation. [1/3 definitions] |
| hook, line, and sinker |
(informal) without any question or hesitation; completely. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| indeed |
without any question or doubt; truly; in fact. [1/2 definitions] |
| indubitable |
without question; certain. |
| inquire |
to ask a question in order to receive information (usu. fol. by "about" or "of"). [1/3 definitions] |
| inquiry |
a question or query. [1/3 definitions] |
| interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. [2/6 definitions] |
| interrogate |
to question at length and thoroughly, often for an official purpose. |
| interrogation mark |
see "question mark." |
| interrogative |
in grammar, of, relating to, forming, or being a question. [4 definitions] |
| interrogatory |
containing or communicating a question; interrogative. [2 definitions] |
| investigator |
a person who makes a careful search for information usually in order to answer a question. |
| issue |
a point or matter that is of concern, in question, or under discussion. [1/10 definitions] |
| koan |
in Zen Buddhism, a nonsense question or paradox used as an aid to meditation in order to encourage a greater awareness of reality. |
| lackey |
one who follows or obeys another or others without question; fawner; toady. [1/3 definitions] |
| leading question |
a question worded in such a way as to suggest the correct or desired answer. |
| loaded |
distorted by prejudice or irrelevant emotional content, as a question or assertion. [1/6 definitions] |
| multiple-choice |
listing several possible answers from which the correct one is to be chosen, as a question on an examination or an examination made of such questions. |
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